Reset Windows 7 Password

Reset Windows 7 Password

Have you forgotten your Windows 7 password? A well-known way is to use Windows 7 password reset disk, which helps you reset Windows 7 password.

Windows 7 password reset disk

The first choice for you to try is using the Windows 7 password reset disk. Plug it into the computer first, and then allow the steps to reset Windows 7

  • Log on your computer with the targeted Windows account.
  • Enter the wrong password in the welcome screen password box, hit Enter.
  • Click OK when the message comes that it shows username or password incorrect.
  • Click on the Reset Password on the following screen
  • Click on Next when the Password Reset Wizard welcome screen appears
  • Select the target password reset disk and enter Next.
  • Enter and confirm you New Windows password and click Next.
  • Click Finish and Log on with your new password

How To Create Windows 7 Password Reset Disk

It is a powerful windows feature in case of forgotten password. It should be created in advance and only works for a special account. You need to log on to the account (the account you needed to reset), insert a USB flash drive, or floppy drive in your computer.

  • Click on Start Button and then to Control Panel
  • Click on User Accounts and Family Safety, and then click on User Accounts

  • Click on create a password reset disk on the left of the screen

  • Click Next when the Forgotten Password Wizard screen appears
  • Select the target device to create your password reset disk

  • Type current user account password

  • Click OK when the password reset disk is created
  • Click Finish when the completing screen comes up.

After it is created a file named userkey.psw will appear on the USB drive or the floppy drive.

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